Atlanta, GA
In Paulding County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
After a Paulding County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Paulding County, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Paulding County personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
18-year-old Janeal Priester was driving east on Old Villa Rica Road, and was attempting to turn left onto northbound Georgia Highway 61, but failed to yield to a southbound car on that road driven by Sarah Dowdy, 22.
One person was killed and several people injured after an 81-year-old female driver jumped a curb outside the Paulding County Courthouse. The vehicle hit three adults and two infants who were outside the courthouse.
A woman was killed Friday morning after an ice-related crash.
Alice Tucker, 71, of Douglasville lost control of her vehicle on a patch of ice around 6:45 a.m.
Tucker was traveling westbound on Georgia Highway 6 in Paulding County.